The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1887-03-18
TERRITORIAL sLEANrxss.

TERRITORIAL GLEANINGs.
Farmers at Watertown have begun seeding.
There are over 800 applicants for new post.
Offices in Dakota.
Tbs Jim is higher now than at this time any
previous year since 1851.
Colonel Richardson has applied to Judge
Francis for receiver for the Valley City Times.
Erie, on the Dakota division Of fhs Manitoba,
will be opened as regular station Oh March
20.
Gov: Chulch's emoluments amount to Sc, 600
ayear, the legislature having largely Increased
his fees.
-Four men at work on a scaffold on tho Sioux
Fall brewery fell Saturday and two were badly
injured.
Judge Spencer, who ia to succeed Gov.
Church on the bench, arrived at Huron on tho
18th and qualified.
The legislatures appropriations will, 1t is
thought, amount to 81, 400, ,oOo and an increase
In the tax levy Is inevitable.
An effort is being made at Pierre to secure
the opening Of portion of tho Sioux reserva.
tion undes the severalty bill.
Manitoba extension material goes into Minot
at the rate of Is cars day. It will take 81, 900
car loads to do tho projected work.
Mrs. Maratta, wife of Capt. Daniel w. Mar
alta, United State marshal Of Dakota, died
Wednesday morning at Minneapolis.
Budd Reeve has sued the Hillaboro Bannor
for $250 900, charging that he was libsled by
recent statements about his elevator affairs.
Somebody has been monkeying with The
water works at Grand Forks by letting frost
into the bydrants and putting the city at the
mercy Of fire.
The new board of railroad commissioners
will organize in Fargo, April 1st They have
not yet decided upon their headquarters, but
will probably fix them at Fargo.
Citizens Of La Mour and Dickey county will
sink an artcsian we'll to keep tho branches Of
the Maple full in summer and TO irrigats q
large tract Of land in the foothills.
The grand jury has returned indictments
against q large number Of Canton busines.
men for participating In gambling and card
playing. Many sensational Developments arc
promised.
Stated that Col. Tyler will bs reappointed
postmaster at Fargo, as lie Is very popular
Official. He has turned over his salary az ad.
1utant-genoral to Mrs. Free, the widow Of hi.
predecessor.
The Rolette county authorities cannot legaly
grant the request of the Turtle Mountain
breeds to defer their taxes till June. II thit
was done the breeds would pack up and move
off before June.
The Kidder County bank, owned by w. F
Steele, has closed its doors. Notice has beel
given that checks will be paid by the German
Bank Of st. Paul. Steele says be closed the banl
because it didn't pay and that hs will settle ii
full.
The county commissioners Of Traill count
failed to fix the salary of District Attorne
Levsee, and they have been ordered to show
cause why lie should not be paid at the rate o
$4,000 per annum, which was tho salar,
last year. The case was to lave been heart
by Judge Mcconnell yesterday.
Lowry, the conductor Of tho freight trail
in the Wheatland accident was arranged a
Fargo Monday, on the charge Of granddaughter
Bail was furnished Of $1,5O0. The brakeman
and engineer have died since the accident
making three deaths in ali. Lowey is no
generally considered responsible for the accI
dent.
Preparations for the g. A. r. encampmen
at Jamestown March 23 and "a are rapid
progressing. The programme includes re
ceplion, a camp fire and banquet for the tire
evenings. Several posts will have bands apt
1000 visitors are expected. The territoria
| w. c. B. has been invited. Among the can
| didates for commander are Gen. Dennis, Yank
ton; Gen. Allen and Col. Tyner; Fargo.
will be struggle between north and south
as usual.
Steele Ozone: An eight-foot vein Of Goa
was opened in Ward county, two miles fron
Burlington, which, MI. Cotton the owner, say
is sufficient to supply Dakota with fuel for
century. The coal is Of an excellent bitum
nous quality, and the people in that vicinit
obtain it at So per ton. A spur is being bull
from the Manitoba railroad to the mine, an
preparations are being made to operate 1t OK
tensively. The cost Of the coalto the consume
will be 81 per ton aud freight charges to poin
Of shipment. This eDterpsise promises to rev
olutionize the coal trade In the northern par
Of the territory.